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In today’s competitive environment, your business should be working smarter, not harder. Not only are businesses competing to satisfy consumer demands, but they are also in competition to attract and retain the best workers. This requires that your business find a way to become more efficient without placing unreasonable expectations on workers.

Deep dive into the ways that powered carts can make distribution centers more efficient, reducing the footsteps, the footprint in the workspace, and the cycle times, as well as issues related to mislabeling and excess payroll spend.

Even though it may not seem like it, things are beginning to ease up with global supply chains. Experts predict that 2023 will be a turning point for businesses as supply chain challenges begin to ease. But that's only because businesses have invested significant time and effort into improving visibility and efficiency throughout the supply chain.

It was the night before Christmas, when all through the warehouse, all the forklifts were whirling, turning fulfillment into a madhouse; Children’s stockings were hung, and treats set out for Santa with care, trusting that Old St. Nick, soon would be there; But warehouses are struggling, with booming eCommerce causing stress; Fortunately, automated warehouse solutions, help businesses get more done with less.

Every seven seconds, a worker becomes injured on the job in the United States. The cost of workplace injuries can be astronomical, with companies paying an average of $150,000 per injury.

Many of today’s businesses rely on mobile workstation carts as an efficient and cost-effective automation solution to improve productivity. These energy-efficient workstations on wheels streamline operations in warehouses, manufacturing plants, food service operations, and retail stores, where they allow employees to use technology right where they work, improving accuracy and productivity.

The “future” of logistics seems to be approaching at lightning speed. All of the five- and ten-year plans and predictions we saw just a few short years ago are suddenly being implemented as companies are scrambling to cope with never-ending supply chain challenges.

One doesn’t have to look further than today’s headlines to hear about how supply chain woes are impacting our global economy—not to mention the availability of the essential goods consumers rely on. As the Congressional Research Service explained:

The shipping and distribution industries have been feeling the squeeze of supply chain disruptions ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shipping capacities have been pushed to the brink as shipping containers and distributors are in high demand.

Picking errors are the not-so-silent killer of warehouse productivity. All warehouses know that these mistakes are happening. But not enough businesses understand the gravity of the issue or know how to address it.